Osun state government has reiterated its resolve to promote vocational education and skill acquisition among students and youths of the state.
It added that it was important to do so, as a way of pushing back the frontiers of unemployment caused by over-reliance on the highly competitive and limited employment opportunities in the labour market.
Commissioner for Education, Hon. Folorunsho Oladoyin, while declaring open a retreat organized by the Governing Council of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, said Osun government will continue to lay emphasis on the production of graduates who are self-reliant and can be employers of labour through the application of vocational skills acquired while in school.
He said the vision of the state, through the education sector, especially the tertiary institutions, is to be able to produce graduates who will employ critical thinking to be creative, innovative and globally competitive.
While appreciating the council and management for the careful choice of the theme for the retreat which is “Repositioning Osun State Polytechnic Iree To Meet With Global Phenomenon In Tertiary Education” the commissioner said tertiary institutions owe the nation a lot in trying to reduce unemployment among youths.
He said, “it is a clear demonstration of being abreast of the global realities and readiness to align with the vision of the state government as well as the expectations of relevant stakeholders.
“It is important to commend your efforts towards the repositioning of the institution within the context of the three major framework which is globalization, knowledge as a growth driver and ICT which is shaping the trends in the 21st century education”, said the Commissioner .
